Monthly Archives: June 2016

Wales v Belgium – Stade Pierre Mauroy at 20:00 live on Wales and Belgium will continue their rivalry from the qualifying stages of this tournament on Friday night in the second quarter final at the Stade Pierre Mauroy. It is arguably the best draw Wales could have got from the top teams left in the…

Yorkshire v Lancashire – Natwest T20 Blast at 18:30 live on Sky Sport 2 The Scene Domestic matches don’t get any bigger than this – Yorkshire v Lancashire on a Friday night in front of the Sky Sports cameras. There will be a partisan home crowd cheering on Yorkshire, who yet again have struggled in…

ATP Wimbledon – Second Round – Julien Benneteau v Kei Nishikori Day four of Wimbledon starts in an hour and, with the non-event that is the English summer manifesting itself as predicted, many players are in the position that they still need to complete their first round matches. With further rain scheduled, the tournament may be…

Poland v Portugal – Stade Velodrome at 20:00 live on The first quarter final of Euro 2016 takes place tomorrow evening at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille, with Poland and Portugal squaring up to book a place in the semi final against Wales or Belgium. Portugal have made it to this stage in each of…

After England’s elimination against Iceland in the European Championships, the post-mortem on the state of English football is well underway. England played against four teams who spent much of the matches defending; they kept the ball well, but struggled to create enough good chances to convert into goals. Both tactical system and individual talent were…

Open de France – Le Golf National, Paris Tournament History First staged in 1906, the Open de France is the oldest national open in Continental Europe. This is the 100th staging of the tournament and as such the European Tour have given the event extra kudos. They’ve offered extra Ryder Cup points, an enhanced prize…

England v Sri Lanka – 4th ODI at 13:00 live on Sky Sports 2 The Scene A dramatic tie, a record breaking ten-wicket win for England and a washed out damp squib – Sri Lanka have at least competed in the three ODI matches played to date, but the bare fact is Angelo Matthews men have…

The scheduling process of Veikkausliiga is difficult to understand. Each year they make the same mistakes of placing too early games for teams that play on natural turf and don’t have a proper stadium for exile. And then there’s the months of June and July, the ultimate 60 days for football in Finland, but guess…